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Rare plants

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Rare & Unusual Plants 

 We stock a varied selection of rare and unusual plants in the nursery. Stock changes throughout the year, with more available in spring and summer. The majority of these plants are hardy in the UK climate and make an exciting change from the usual garden favourites. Below are all the plants we have had before but may not be in stock at the moment. You can click the link above or below to see what we currently have in stock.

 

Delivery information: Local delivery only. Delivery cost is dependent on postcode and will work out automatically at checkout. Click here for more info.

Click and collect: Select this option at checkout if you would like to collect from the nursery. We will then email you when your order is ready (collection times are 10am-6pm every day except Tuesdays).

 

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All Products

  • Paulownia tomentosa (Foxglove tree) 125-150cm
    Common name: Foxglove Tree A broadly columnar tree with hairy bright green leaves that reach up to 25cm in diameter. panicles of pretty pinkish lilac flowers marked yellow inside are borne in spring. Average height 25ft, spread 15ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £68.00
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  • Common name: Maiden hair tree A beautiful and unusual conifer variety with fan-shaped leaves and brilliant autumn gold colours. An attractive large specimen tree. Full sun. Hardy
    Price: £78.00
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  • Halesia carolina (Snowbell tree) 30L
    Common name: Silver Bell, Snowdrop Tree. A spreading tree with mid-green leaves turning yellow in autumn. Clusters of pendent bell-shaped white flowers are produced just before the leaves from April to May, followed by four -winged green fruit in June...
    Price: £75.00
  • Paulownia tomentosa (Foxglove tree) 175-200cm
    Common name: Foxglove Tree A broadly columnar tree with hairy bright green leaves that reach up to 25cm in diameter. panicles of pretty pinkish lilac flowers marked yellow inside are borne in spring. Average height 25ft, spread 15ft. Full sun. Hardy.
    Price: £95.00
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  • Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiata' - 35ltr
    Common name: Fastigiate Tulip tree An upright, narrow form of Tulip Tree. The attractive, saddle-shaped, dark green leaves, turn yellow in autumn. Really unusual looking cup-shaped pale green flowers with orange bands at the bases are produced in...
    Price: £58.00
  • Amelanchier laevis 'Ballerina' - 35ltr
    Common name: Juneberry A vase-shaped small tree or shrub with narrow deep green leaves, bronze when young and developing amazing red and purple tones in autumn. It produces pendant clusters of white flowers in April to May, followed by blue-black fruit...
    Price: £58.00
  • Cornus capitata (Variegated Selection)
    Dogwood. A semi-evergreen tree or large shrub with marbled foliage and a profusion of pale yellow bracts in July which develop a pink flush as they mature. Large red fruits follow in autumn. Average height/spread 40ft (if left un-pruned). Full...
    Price: £90.00
  • Morus kagayme 'Fruitless'
    'A rare variety of Mulberry tree that has a spreading habit but stays quite compact. The luscious glossy green leaves are lobed and create a lovely dense shade beneath, and stay on the tree very late into autumn, sometimes even towards Christmas. Does...
    Price: £72.00
  • Ginkgo biloba (Maidenhair Tree) Multistem 50cm
    Common name: Maidenhair Tree   A beautiful tree with fan-shaped green to yellow-green leaves that turn a bright, clear yellow in autumn.   The Ginkgo is a 'living fossil' and has been around since Jurassic times.   Makes a striking...
    Price: £85.00
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  • Sassafras albida - 26ltr
    An attractive and aromatic medium sized tree.greenish yellow flowers are borne in late may. Average Height:15m - 50ft Average Spread: 12m - 40ft Full Sun - partial shade Hardy 
    Price: £95.00
  • Paulowina fortunei 'Fast Blue' (175-200cm)
    Common name: Foxglove Tree A fast-growing columnar tree with large, soft bright green leaves, up to 30cm in diameter. Panicles of unusual tubular-shaped flowers that are a light lilac blue are borne in May. Flowers May to June. Average height 20ft,...
    Price: £95.00
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  • Cornus hongkongensis
    1 plant in 7ltr pot  Common name Hong Kong dogwood. A rare evergreen shrub or small tree with dark green foliage which turns to red orange in the autumn. In late spring - early summer scented flowers surrounded by beautiful white backs open...
    Price: £65.00
  • Acer palmatum 'Bi hoo' - 32ltr pot
    1 plant in a 32 litre pot Common name: Japanese Maple A beautiful acer with striking stems and leaves. The foliage emerges in shades of salmon pink before developing lemon-green tones in summer before turning rich ochre and coppery oranges in the autumn...
    Price: £95.00
  • Hoheria Sexstylosa 'Stardust'
    Ribbonwood - A pretty evergreen shrub with glossy, toothed green leaves and numerous clusters of fragrant stary white flowers that are produced from mid to late summer.  Average height & spread 24 x 18ft Currently 5.5-6ft tall Full sun /partial shade...
    Price: £85.00
  • Calycanthus 'Venus
    Carolina Allspice. A large branching shrub with dark green aromatic leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Exotic looking fragrant flowers which are white with burgundy centres, which are produced June - July. Average height 6ft  Partial shade Hardy
    Price: £90.00
  • Campsis tag. ‘Madame Galen’ (150-175cm) 7.5ltr
    Common name: Common Trumpet Creeper Vigorous climber with dark green leaves and attractive clusters of tropical-looking trumpet-shaped, orange-red flowers that are borne from August to September. Average height 15ft+. Full sun. Hardy on a sheltered sunny...
    Price: £75.00